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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]13:32
Please, what can 2nd grader teach other kids?  Believe me, if she continue this behavior, her classmates will think she is a show off.  My DC is in 5th grade, AAP and they have a girl that is always trying to get teacher's attention by doing similar things as your daughter-Sometimes, kids are very cruel as I see them rolling their eyes behind her back all the time.  And do you know why they are rolling their eyes?  Because what your daughter does is not all that special for these quirky smart kids-that's how they think and they don't think anything of it.   You think your daughter is the only one that is so special that they need to drop everything to accommodate her.   Sounds like your daughter belongs in private education for profoundly gifted because public education cannot accommodate her.
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I am none of these posters and I mainly read this blog to get a good laugh when I have had a rough day.  I am commenting because this statement is completely untrue.  I am a teacher in FCPS and one of the "newest" theories coming down from the big wigs is to split your classroom up into 3 groups.  Those students who have mastered material, those who have some knowledge, and those who truly do not get it.  WE, teachers that is, are supposed to give a pre-test on new units and separate the students up using scores, yes scores once again.  All the A's together, B's and C's together, and the D's and F's together.  Then we are supposed to allow the students with A's to tutor and teach the other groups the material or lesson because research shows that students learn better from their peers than from a teacher standing up trying to teach 30 kids.  We are also supposed to allow them to offer help when students have questions because kids have a way of explaining things differently than a teacher so more can understand.  So in fact 13:12 has a point about her daughter bringing enthusiasm to the kids.  This is called differentiating a classroom to meet all needs.  The A students can "show off" as you put it and be leaders, and the rest of the class will learn more according to research.   Entire lesson plans put forth by the county are being written to support this fact.  So yes a 2nd grader, who is above in some areas, could in fact teach other 2nd graders. [/quote]

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